MLB roundup: Tim Hudson breaks ankle in Braves’ win

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Braves pitcher Tim Hudson suffered a broken ankle when he was spiked while covering first base in the eighth.

Associated Press
July 25, 2013

Tim Hudson needs surgery on his broken right ankle, an injury that leaves the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves without one of their top pitchers.

Hudson got hurt while covering first base Wednesday night during an 8-2 victory over the Mets in New York when Eric Young Jr. stepped on the back of his lower leg. The 38-year-old righthander was carted off the field in obvious pain.

He had X-rays at Citi Field, and the Braves say he will undergo surgery in Atlanta once the swelling goes down. It’s unclear how long Hudson will be out or whether he’ll be able to pitch again this season.

Hudson took a shutout into the eighth inning before getting carted off the field.

Evan Gattis, Dan Uggla, and Andrelton Simmons homered off an ineffective Jeremy Hefner to help the Braves’ bats break loose after scoring only four runs in their previous three games.

Hudson (8-7) was working on a four-hitter when Young hit a grounder that was knocked down by Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman. Hudson took Freeman’s toss at the bag just before Young arrived, and the speedy outfielder stepped on the back of Hudson’s lower right leg, near his Achilles’, driving the pitcher’s right ankle awkwardly into the ground.

Hudson immediately went down in obvious pain, and Young rushed over to check on him. The crowd at Citi Field groaned when the replay was shown on the big video board.

Rangers 3, Yankees 1 — Matt Garza pitched into the eighth inning of his Rangers debut, the only run he allowed unearned after his throwing error, and Texas beat New York in Arlington, Texas.

Garza (1-0) was 6-1 in his 11 starts this season for the Cubs before being traded Monday to the Rangers, who had long coveted the righthander. He was 5-0 with a 1.24 ERA his last six starts for Chicago, winning the last five.

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